I made it to England! Our flight went well. We were supposed to fly through Philadelphia, but they were having a snow storm there, so our flight was cancelled and we were moved to a direct flight, which actually made everything a lot easier anyway.

I am all moved in and signed up for classes! I have three roommates so far: Sara from Sweden, Alex from Ukraine, and Joe from UNI. We all live in an apartment- there are six bedrooms, one full bath, one half bath, a kitchen, and a living space. We are about a 5 minute walk from campus, so it is very convenient. I will be taking 3 courses: Asia and the world since the 19th century, Spanish, and gender and culture. I had my first class in Asia and the world today, and it went well; I am excited to start my other classes.

It took a while to connect to the internet and buy a phone, but now I finally feel connected to the rest of the world. I have met a lot of people, most of them international students. It is so great to meet people from all over the world; I now know people from Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, China, and many others.

The top left picture is the view from by bedroom window. Below there is a picture of the outside of our apartment and our kitchen.